Where can I buy a glass paperweight in the NYC area? [more inside]
posted by May Kasahara on Jan 14, 2008 - 3 answers

I need help finding a 'peek-a-boo paperweight' for a Christmas gift. Has anyone seen one available online? [more inside]
posted by DragonBoy on Dec 18, 2007 - 2 answers

Does anybody recognize this glass artist's signature on this paperweight? Looks like "P B**f**ar" to me, but Googling various possible letters has been utterly fruitless and frustrating. [more inside]
posted by CodeBaloo on Nov 19, 2007 - 7 answers

I need to learn about paper. Specifically, I need to know where, if you were trying to write a medieval-looking text (Like a prop Necronomicon for an amateur production of Army of Darkness), you would get that thin, wispy parchment type paper. [more inside]
posted by spiderwire on Jun 21, 2007 - 17 answers

Do closed ecosystems, those glass globes with algae and shrimp and a twig, work? I'd like to get one, but they're pricey, and I'd like to know if they actually, you know, live for longer than five minutes. Picture here.
posted by OmieWise on Sep 29, 2005 - 13 answers